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General Contractor apprenticeships in New York
New York has 36 registered general contractor apprenticeship programs: 5 union and 31 open shop.1 Apprentices are hired and paid while they learn.
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36 programs
Anjo Construction Ltd.
Latham · Albany County
B.B.A. Inc. Dba Bonacquisti Brothers Construction
Albany · Albany County
Bast Hatfield Construction Llc
Clifton Park · Saratoga County
Bellaphia Construction Inc. Dba Dr Sparks Electric
Haverstraw · Rockland County
C.O. Falter Construction Corp.
Syracuse · Onondaga County
Carpenter's Jatc of NYC & Vicinity
New York · New York County
Carver Construction, Inc.
Albany · Albany County
Christa Construction, Llc
Rochester · Monroe County
Cold Spring Construction Company
Akron · Erie County
Construction And General Laborers' Lu #633
East Syracuse · Onondaga County
Construction General Bldg Laborers LU#79
Long Island City · Queens County
Deborah Bradley Construction
New York · New York County
Delmar Electric Construction Corp
Tonawanda · Erie County
Evolution Construction Services, Llc
Mechanicville · Saratoga County
HHJR Construction LTD
Freeport · Nassau County
High Rise Concrete Carpenters Jatc Of Nyc
New York · New York County
Jd Northrup Construction, Inc
Ellicottville · Cattaraugus County
Milcon Construction Corp
West Babylon · Suffolk County
Modern Electrical Construction, Inc.
Lockport · Niagara County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Rochester · Monroe County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Hauppauge · Suffolk County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Albany · Albany County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Liverpool · Onondaga County
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Syracuse · Onondaga County
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Long Island · Queens County
Piasecki Steel Construction Corp.
Castleton · Rensselaer County
Power & Construction Group, Inc.
Scottsville · Monroe County
Purcell Construction Corporation
Watertown · Jefferson County
Racanelli Construction Co., Inc.
Melville · Suffolk County
Road And Heavy Construction Laborers' Local 1298
Bohemia · Suffolk County
S & O Construction Services, Inc.
Pleasant Valley · Dutchess County
SAB Construction of NJ LLC
W. Babylon · Suffolk County
Tradeco Construction, LLC
Syracuse · Onondaga County
Villager Construction, Inc.
Fairport · Monroe County
Visone Construction, Inc.
Depew · Erie County
Wm Schultz Construction, Inc.
Ballston Spa · Saratoga County
Woodstone Earth Construction, Inc
Palmyra · Wayne County
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Union or open shop?
Union
Run by the regional Carpenters training committee. You apply to the committee, take an aptitude test and an interview, and wait on a ranked list. The committee sends you to its contractors.
Pay is a set share of the union journey-level rate and steps up on a schedule. Classes are nights or week-long blocks, usually paid for by the program.
Open shop
Run by ABC, AGC or a single builder. You usually get hired by a member contractor first, and the contractor enrolls you.
Your employer sets the pay and the raises. Classes are nights or weekends, and some programs charge tuition.
What do programs ask for?
Age
Usually 18. Some programs take applications at 17.
High school diploma or GED
Most programs ask for one. Bring a transcript.
Aptitude test or interview
Union programs give an aptitude test (math and reading) and an interview, then rank applicants. Open-shop programs usually start with a job offer.
Driver's license and drug screen
Many programs ask for both, since apprentices drive between job sites.
Applying this month
Get your papers together1 week
High school transcript or GED, a photo ID, and your birth certificate or proof of age. Programs that ask for algebra want the transcript that shows it.
- Time
- 1 week
Practice for the aptitude test2 to 4 weeks
Union programs test algebra and reading. A few evenings with a practice test helps your ranking.
- Time
- 2 to 4 weeks
Pick three programs and check their dates1 evening
Union programs take applications in set windows, some once a year. Open-shop programs and employer programs often take them year-round.
- Time
- 1 evening
Apply, then keep working
Apply to all three. While you wait, a helper or trainee job with a licensed contractor gives you hours and a reference.
Can't get in yet?
Pre-apprenticeship
Short programs, often free, that teach the basics and help with the application. Ask the programs above which ones they take graduates from.
Start on a crew
Licensed contractors hire helpers with no experience. Keep a log of your hours and employers; many programs and license boards count them. If you'd rather learn the basics first, 19 schools in New York have general contractor programs.
The license steps in New YorkHow do you get into a general contractor apprenticeship in New York?
Pick programs near you, check each one's website for its application dates, and apply to more than one. Union programs test and interview, then rank applicants; open-shop programs usually start once a member contractor hires you.
How much do general contractor apprentices make in New York?
Programs set their own scales, usually a share of journey-level pay that rises every year. For a floor, the lowest-paid tenth of all general contractors in New York earned $29.44 an hour or less in May 2025.
General Contractor pay in New YorkOther routes in New York
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship.gov registered apprenticeship partners (apprenticeship.gov)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, New York, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)